......the "Expat" Opinion....!!!.

tht a fatal event of a handywork of a mad man ,snuffing out the life  of an Expat Indian  Techie speaks volumes of  a serious  threat to any one in USA, as evidenced in  countless  shootouts  recently thr......the attack on hapless school children by some trigger happy, is highly condemnable whn they r supposed to be most safe with  thr  teachers......Gurdwaras , Mosques , Schools ,all  a  soft  target  for  these  triggerhappy  people.......The Father of Indian Nation M K Gandhi a strong proponent of Ahimsa fell to a  zealot, not before  he  had freed  the  Nation & initiated  the healing process.....the Indian  Nation despite fallacies  in  the  system is  a non promoter  of  Gun Culture amongst  its  plebs .....& by  &  large  the  sight  of   a  gun evokes  fear  amongst  the  average  & ordinary......its  another  story  tht  a  section possess illegal  arms  to terrorise  the  people....but  Law  enforcement is always  thr  however  faulty........Guns  as  self  defence is  understandable  , but how far  it  serves  its   purpose  is  doubtful......every  Tom  , Dick  & Harry can  wield  a  Gun & scare  the hell  out  of  you  with  some mentally  unstable  pyrotechnics....its  best  to  disarm  the  populace  as arms   r  best  left   to  be  used  by  Law  Enforcing  Agencies.....the  thought  tht  in  USA  people  hv access to  Guns easily  is  uncomfortable,  as  possibly ,trigger happy  people  r  round  the  corner , snuffing  out  the lives of innocents......as Trust  deficits  r  soaring  high in  the  American Land , its a piquant situation for  many  an Expat whose confidence  is dented, by  the  fresh  episodes .......!!!! 

...Inclusiveness under The Huge Banyan Tree....!!!

.....How  Central  Asia , Iran , Afghanistan, held  the  Keys  to  successive  foundations  of  Empires  of  Foreign  Origin  in  Hindustan  is   mind  boggling ....Truly capped  by the  formidable  Himalayas , providing an incessant  source for  growth  of  Multitude Riverine  territory  over  the  Great  Indian Plain  ,  surely  must  have  been  an  attractant from the harsh  Cold  , Semi arid  regions  of  the  Marauders ....a  cursory  glance  at  the  map  indicate  the  superbly  positioned Geography  of  India  with  the  Peninsula  flanked  by  huge  Ocean on  all  its side a  truly  distinctive geographical  anatomy ....easily accessible  by  sea  &  Land.... holding  a  prime  location  in   Maritime  transit .....the  Gr8  rivers  thru  out  the  land  of  varied topography  & an  insular , distinctive  nature  of  her peninsula  had to  render her  Unique  ....in  tht   ,  all  faculties  of humanity  developed  in natural  fashion .....hence  ,  the diversity,  the tapestry  on  Canvas of  Co habitation of  various  faiths   ,  Culture   , Music  & Architecture .....however &  whtver.....  the insular  nature  of  the  topography  set  seed for  a behavioral  pattern  Truly  representative  of  India with  inputs  frm  foreign  lands ,not at all uprooting or awashing  her  tru  nature  but    being amalgamated &  assimilated....the inclusiveness thus  is  in  our  System , honed  by  ages  of  learning  &  Experiences   so  very tempered by  its  distinctive topography....India  is  a  huge  Banyan  Tree under  which  sprouts ages  of Learning .....!!!!

...Historic Pay Load ....!!!!

.....finally   USA   lost   its   place   to  TamilNadu ....a roller coaster....The  Great  Tamil  Land  beleagured  by  Floods   ,  Death  of  the   populist  Chief  Min ,  a   furore   over  'Jallikatu'   the   animal  sport  and  all  sorts   of   Court  orders  , tumultous   in  nature ......the  highly   emotionally charged  Land   is in its Churning   point  .....India  is  an  Unique  Nation  of   Diversity ...the  federal nature vibrant .....ISRO does  it  again .....V  proud  indeed .......PSLV  the   War  horse owes a  huge  salute......this  will  be  a  fillip  to aspiring   Engineers  &  more  shud   follow  suit .....India's First  PM was  a  visionary   to Scientific advancements  &  India's Atomic & space  programme  always  a   priority.....Vikram Sara Bhai  Space  centre  ,  Satish  dhawan Space  Centre  ,  Sri hari Kota Launch  pad  ,  BARC  are so  well  entrenched  in our system  since Childhood .....with  BrahMos   going for  an upgrade a  perfect Detente is  a   sound  policy  of the National  security .....a   huge   number   of  US  law  makers  will   come down   frm  Capitol Hill   to  India  in  near  future  to   soak  & imbibe  our  Vibrant  democracy......We  r  a young  Nation &  definitely  we   r  moving  frm strength  to  strength despite maladies  &  fallacies  in  the System .....felt  really  gud  to  see  the  PSLV  lit  up &  zoom  up with  its Historic  Pay  Load ....!!!!
 Pic :Courtesy  TOI
 

.....the Contour & making of a Spirited Nation....!!!

.......how The US of A keep to us as  incessant  breakers,  for the last  couple  of  mnth......now  tht " Patriots" the  book nd   the  Hon'ble current  Prez  Mr Trump inject  new  insights......its gud to  see  opinions &  counter  opinions ......gud to  see people fight  for  their  rights    nd  in  the  same breath  gud  to see the  Prez meaning real business nd  a  fast  track  approach  to his  electoral  promises..gud to see  USA hogging  so  much  limelite  nd its  proven  beyond doubts tht   people  of   the  World look  up to her nd her far reaching  policies .....all  Gr8  Nations  r  born out  of  real time hardships ,  struggle  nd  bloodshed....USA is no exception ......the  very idea  of  sailing across the  huge Atlantic to  settle down  & adopt  &  adapt  to  a New  home far far away  is breathtaking , herculean effort.....the  very idea of groups of people of   various nationalities & as immigrants  & Colonist  establishing a  foothold & taming the Wild is awe inspiring & the  spirit  must  hv  passed  to various   generations....ingrained .....wht  best can  be  gauged   abt   a  Nation  established  by  Immigrants & thr hard  labour.....gud  to see thn the difference  in  opinion , the  opposition , so  so very  much familiar  to their  spirited  constitutions.....no different at all as  were  in  those  halcyon  days  of  opposition   to "Stamp  Act" forced  by  the  British &  its  subsequent  repeal...the  first  gr8    taste  of  success  to  a  roadmap  to  Independence .....its  good  for the Nation  for  a debate on  a variety of current  issues ......US of  A has  always led, frm  the  front ,

sometimes  gud  nd  sometimes  bad  & disastrous nd still remains a  Cynosure of  World opinion for  the  stream  of  Natural  Justice so  ever  has  flowed  thr  frm the herculean  efforts  of  her  forefathers can  never  never ever dry  up ......Truly  Salute  a  Gr8  Nation  ........!!!!